double-check

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verb

ˌdə-bəl-ˈchek 

ˈdə-bəl-ˌchek

double-checked; double-checking; double-checks

transitive verb

: to subject to a double check

data double-checked for accuracy

intransitive verb

: to make a double check

double check

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noun

: a careful checking to determine accuracy, condition, or progress especially of something already checked

Examples of double-check in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Residents were asked to double-check ahead of time which fire stations in unincorporated communities would be providing free bags and/or sand to residents and to remember to bring their own shovels to fill bags. —Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025

If the link is directing you to a file-sharing site like WeTransfer or Google Drive, double-check the URL for any signs of manipulation—like random characters added to the domain name. —Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2025

The agency recommends filers double-check their figures. —Brian Sloan,liz Knueven, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025

The key to all usage of generative AI is to stay on your toes, keep your wits about you, and always challenge and double-check anything the AI emits. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1944, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun

1953, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

double-check

verb

dou·​ble-check

ˌdəb-əl-ˈchek,

ˈdəb-əl-ˌchek

: to make a careful check (as for accuracy) of something already checked

double check noun